JAY Brown finally discovered the truth about his father in EastEnders last night.

The funeral assistant - who is played by actor Jamie Borthwick in the BBC soap - was finally told the truth about the identity of his father when a remorseful Max Branning confessed to blackmailing Phil Mitchell into lying.

Jay wasn't thrilled at the news Phil didn't kill his dad

Returning the deeds to the car lot to Jay, Max left him confused by the thrusting of an envelope.

Max told a confused Jay: "It's the land to the car lot, it's yours.

"You still don't know, do you?

"I set Phil up, got him to feed you a bunch of lies about killing your dad or something.

Max decided to reveal all he had done in an effort to undo his revenge plan

"I blackmailed him. I found the jury he bribed."

But as Jay struggled to comprehend what he was being told, Max had to be even more blunt.

He told him: "It's a load of nonsense Jay, forget about it?"

"You made him lie, you made him lie?" said Jay, for emphasis, but Max just wandered off leaving Jay with the car lot as well as the £300,000 he got for flogging it.